Sr Tax Manager

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

The Tax Product Senior Manager is based in Boston, reporting to the head of Global Tax Alternatives based in Boston. This role is part of the Global Tax Services. Global Tax Services provides tailored tax expertise and solutions for asset managers and banks across a wide range of investment vehicles. The Tax Product Manager is a client facing role that:

• Develops solutions to clients’ needs considering complex regulatory environment.
• Monitors and manages implementation of tax changes. Assess impact of tax change to product and service offering to administration business and clients.
• Works with business areas across the organization, clients and third parties to communicate on tax reporting requirements and treatment of transactions
• Leads daily operations of a high performing team
• Provides technical expertise internally and externally
• Responds to specific internal and external client inquiries within the established timeframes

• Performs technical analysis as required to support our clients
• Manage engagements with vendors, accounting firms, and law firms to support tax initiatives

Client Servicing

• Provides insightful commentary to external client tax inquiries
• Ensures all client deliverables and expectations are met on a timely and accurate basis

• Meet with clients to discuss operations and technical matters
• Works with outside tax advisors on seeking solutions for complex tax matters
• Provide training to internal and external clients on tax regulations as needed
• Maintains subject matter expertise to provide ongoing consultation to internal and external clients and may conduct presentations in external industry forums

Education level and/or relevant experience(s)

• BS/BA degrees; MST, EA or CPA highly desired
• Minimum 8 years related experience; Big 4 highly desired
• Extensive technical and operational knowledge of taxation of Alternative Investments
• Extensive understanding of bank, and fund legal structures and securities instruments, and broad knowledge of business areas throughout the organization
• Demonstrated presentation and marketing skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction
• Knowledge of Asset servicing or financial services industry in general

   

Salary Range

$130,000 - $180,000. base salary + annual bonus target

BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being. 

 

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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